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Report: As countries adopt LTE, mobile data use starts skyrocketing http://t.co/7UXjrX9nG9 via @gigaom
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> Leap Wireless' Cricket will sell the Kyocera Hydro Plus. Release
> Apple is expected to report sales of as much as 55 million iPhones in its most recent quarter. Article
> Verizon and Hyundai are partnering on connected cars. Article
> Samsung's Galaxy S5 will reportedly launch Feb. 23. Article
> AT&T Mobility will sell the LG G Flex for $300, with pre-orders starting Jan. 24. Article
> Verizon published a Nokia Lumia Icon product page on its site before quickly taking it down. Article
> BlackBerry continues to enjoy strong support from Pentagon workers. Article
> Google is set to combat Intellectual Ventures over patents in court. Article
> ZTE is forecasting a net profit for 2013. Article
> Apple is reportedly insisting on an anti-cloning requirement in a possible settlement with Samsung over their patent-infringement battle. Article
> Nokia released its HERE transit serviced on its Asha platform. Article
> Qualcomm led a new funding round in Fon Wireless. Article
Wireless Tech News
> Google's Motorola Mobile division scored a win as its Moto X smartphone impressively outperformed devices from Samsung, LG and HTC in tests of network connectivity undertaken by Signals Research Group. Article
> SK Telecom will demonstrate three-band LTE-Advanced carrier aggregation at the upcoming Mobile World Congress trade show. Article
> Inmarsat's Global Xpress (GX) program to provide global inflight connectivity via a network of Ka-band satellites is proceeding on track, with the 50 Mbps GX service slated to arrive in 2015. Article
Telecom News
> Verizon and incumbents need to play fair in the IP VoIP interconnection game. Editor's Corner
Cable News
> Verizon said that it plans to launch "next-generation" video services on its FiOS TV platform and through a new over-top-video service, using the OnCue interactive TV technology it picked up through the acquisition of Intel's Intel Media division. Article
European Wireless News
> Orange's Belgian unit Mobistar has set cable operators a six-month deadline to open up their networks in a move the operator hopes will enable it to offer bundles of fixed and mobile services once again. Article
> Tablet sales in the UK are set to decline over the next two years as the market approaches saturation point, CCS Insight analysts have said. Article
Mobile Developer News
> Can the turn-based multiplayer features in Google Play Services change everything? Editor's Corner
> According to Evans Data, around 41 percent of Android developers finish their app in one month or less. Article
And finally… The worst passwords of 2013. Article